nag
Significado (English)
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- A small horse; a pony.
- An old, useless horse.
- (obsolete) A paramour.
Concepts
Synonyms
hen-peck
common scold
chip away at
find fault with
harrass
talk loudly
keep on at
scold severely
yap away
crow-bait
eat on
petty criticism
yack away
gnaw at
leathery meat
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈnæɡ/
Etymology (English)
From Middle English nagg, nage, nagge (“horse, small riding horse, pony”), cognate with Dutch negge, neg (“horse”), German Nickel (“small horse”). Perhaps related to English neigh.
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